as in arriving
to get to a destination
we had trouble getting through because of the heavy snowfall
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Recent Examples of getting through
Other vessels also have been getting through.
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Sheikh Saaliq, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
For example, at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston on Monday morning, wait times for getting through TSA security ranged from three to 45 minutes, according to the IAH website.
—Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 18 Mar. 2026
Prepare Soil and Fill Containers Use an organic, soilless seed starting mix when starting seeds indoors (garden soil is too dense, and the roots may have a hard time getting through).
—Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 11 Mar. 2026
His friend Amir was staying with him, due to the potential danger getting through the streets back to his mother's home.
—Alan Gionet, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2026
But getting through life is a bit hard [for her].
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 26 Feb. 2026
But there’s something stopping me from getting through There had been a lot of drugs, free, or almost free.
—Mary Gaitskill, New Yorker, 22 Feb. 2026
Albritton said the current state of the market has been aided by Florida getting through the 2025 hurricane season without a direct hit.
—Jim Turner, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2026
Some voices are still getting through Interested in more science behind the headlines?
—Berly McCoy, NPR, 26 Jan. 2026
Sheikh Saaliq, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
For example, at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston on Monday morning, wait times for getting through TSA security ranged from three to 45 minutes, according to the IAH website.
—Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 18 Mar. 2026
Prepare Soil and Fill Containers Use an organic, soilless seed starting mix when starting seeds indoors (garden soil is too dense, and the roots may have a hard time getting through).
—Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 11 Mar. 2026
His friend Amir was staying with him, due to the potential danger getting through the streets back to his mother's home.
—Alan Gionet, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2026
But getting through life is a bit hard [for her].
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 26 Feb. 2026
But there’s something stopping me from getting through There had been a lot of drugs, free, or almost free.
—Mary Gaitskill, New Yorker, 22 Feb. 2026
Albritton said the current state of the market has been aided by Florida getting through the 2025 hurricane season without a direct hit.
—Jim Turner, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2026
Some voices are still getting through Interested in more science behind the headlines?
—Berly McCoy, NPR, 26 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for getting through
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The crash happened late Sunday night as an Air Canada regional jet arriving from Montreal and carrying 76 people struck an airport fire truck that had initially been cleared to cross the runway to respond to a separate incident aboard another plane.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 Mar. 2026
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People kept arriving from behind, and with nowhere for the front to go, density and compression climbed together toward a threshold that crowd safety researchers consider dangerous.—
Yook JiHun,
Popular Science,
26 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Practical challenges like cost, transportation, scheduling, childcare or work are getting in the way of care.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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That bipartisan list of politicians all tried to pose as hunters, but wound up getting in big trouble — in Cheney’s case almost fatally.—
Joe Battenfeld,
Boston Herald,
21 Mar. 2026
Verb
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My friend Thai, whose parents were part of the Weather Underground leadership, remembers his father, Jeff Jones, coming home one day to find their family’s Hoboken apartment surrounded by cops—a fire inspector had spotted his tiny crop of marijuana plants on the fire escape.—
Zayd Ayers Dohrn,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2026
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For now, channel the ambition, trust the momentum, and know that the slower, more nourishing chapter is coming.—
Kirah Tabourn,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Mar. 2026
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The three buildings are at the heart of Miyagawa-cho, where geiko and maiko can be observed entering their ochaya teahouses for the night or turning up for morning performing arts training at the Kaburenjo.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Mar. 2026
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During their reporting, the two came across reports of dozens of corpses turning up in the area around the time of Aujay’s disappearance.—
Madison Dapcevich,
Outside,
21 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Suarez recorded a double-double with 19 points and 10 rebounds while also showing up on the defensive end.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Feb. 2026
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According to three interior designers, these are the trends that faded fast in 2025 and are no longer showing up in their Southern clients’ homes.—
Quincy Bulin,
Southern Living,
8 Feb. 2026
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“Getting through.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/getting%20through. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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